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The world of fact is not what it appears to be. Acclaimed author H.G. Wells ponders some of lifes biggest questions in this transgressive and unique work. Taking us on a journey through philosophy, Wells provides the reader with an intimate view of his psyche, challenging our assumptions about topics from religion and love to socialism and warfare. Discussing each topic in a thoughtful and well-balanced manner, Wells guides us on a thrilling adventure that will leave us pondering the mysteries of existence long after the final page is turned.First and Last Things is ideal for anyone interested in philosophy and politics.-

Romance de ficção científica de H. G. Wells, A ilha do doutor Moreau foi publicado pela primeira vez em 1896.Nesta obra, Wells alia à sua característica crítica social considerações particulares a re

OUR AIRSHIP ESCAPADES into "a Dystopian Retro-Future which never was" continue in the epic Zeppelin war novel by H. G. Wells, THE WAR IN THE AIR. Young Bert Smallways, a brilliant mechanist and accidental aeronaut, finds himself as a reluctant stowaway upon the very same airship which begins the Great War. This is "dieselpunk" at its finest, featuring petrol-powered war machines, ironclads, bombardments, espionage, intrigue and daring adventures in the wild skies of the earliest 1900s. Smallways is swept away aboard the Vaterland, the flagship piloted by a belligerent German Prince, whose mastery of technology shall herald in a new age of war. How long can Smallways keep his identity a secret from the Prince? Will Bert survive THE WAR IN THE AIR?

La presente edizione e unica; La traduzione e completamente originale ed e stata eseguita per la societa Ale. Mar. SAS; Tutti i diritti sono riservati. Il romanzo di fantascienza che ci ha dato il termine "macchina del tempo". La storia inizia con un narratore che racconta ai suoi commensali della macchina del viaggiatore del tempo e di come gli ha permesso di viaggiare attraverso la quarta dimensione, e di come lui stesso ha costruito una macchina simile. Ritorna la settimana successiva con un racconto di come lha usata e dove lha portato. Parla del suo viaggio nellanno A.D. 802.701, dove scopre che lo stato della razza umana e cambiato considerevolmente, e dove ha scoperto due popoli distinti: gli Eloi e i Morlock. Inizialmente credeva che essi condividessero una sorta di relazione "Signore/Servitore". Tuttavia, ben presto si rese conto che era piu simile a quella di "allevatori/allevatori". The Time Machine e stato adattato in tre film, due versioni televisive, e molti fumetti, oltre ad essere unenorme influenza nel genere della fantascienza.

Graham, an 1890s radical pamphleteer who is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century and all the advances it will bring, is stricken with insomnia. Finally resorting to medication, he instantly falls into a deep sleep that lasts two hundred years. Upon waking in the twenty-second century to a strange and nightmarish place, he slowly discovers he is master of the world, revered by an adoring populace who consider him their leader. Terrified, he escapes from his chamber seeking solace - only to realize that not everyone adores him, some even wish to harm him.

Mr Bensington and Professor Redwood were amongst that new breed of men - or scientists as they had become known. They discover Herakleophorbia IV, a chemical foodstuff that accelerates growth, and, after a series of experiments, the countryside is overrun with giant chickens, rats, wasps and worms. Havoc ensues, but Benson and Redwood are undeterred and begin to use the food of the gods on humans. Soon, children are growing up to 40 feet high. But where will the experiments end? H. G. Wells was responsible for an entirely new genre of writing. It was his bold, daring and hugely innovative books that first introduced readers to the concept of time travel, invisibility, genetic experimentation and interstellar invasion - ideas that have gone on to inspire future generations and given rise to the entire science fiction industry.

SUCH previous landings of mermaids as have left a record, have all a flavour of doubt. Even the very circumstantial account of that Bruges Sea Lady, who was so clever at fancy work, gives occasion to the sceptic. I must confess that I was absolutely incredulous of such things until a year ago. But now, face to face with indisputable facts in my own immediate neighbourhood, and with my own second cousin Melville (of Seaton Carew) as the chief witness to the story, I see these old legends in a very different light. Yet so many people concerned themselves with the hushing up of this affair, that, but my sedulous enquiries, I am certain it would have become as doubtful as those older legends in a couple of score of years.

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than mans and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.

Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable Ball, she decides she has no choice but to leave her family home and make a fresh start in London.

The Salvaging of Civilization is a thought-provoking non-fiction work by H. G. Wells, written several years after the First World War. Centred around the major issues of education and global development, this series of lectures severely criticizes the current educational situation. Wells provides utopian and futuristic ideas to construct a peaceful civilization. This book remains relevant and provocative as Wells socialist ideals argue for absolute control of the masses for better social outcomes. Wells professes the idea of the World State as the best version of the future in an interesting and wholly original way. It is clear to see why Wells was considered one of the great minds of his generation as many of his predictions are incredibly accurate, such as his theory that aerial bombing would be the future of war. The Salvaging of Civilisation can be of interest both to fans of Wells as it gives incredible insight into his thoughts on humanity as well as for people interested in politics.-

Dos científicos despistados, Redwood y Bensington, con una misión en común: encontrar el alimento perfecto, la "Heracleoforbia", que aumenta el tamaño de las criaturas que lo ingieren. Así nos encontramos con un escenario en que los pollos se vuelven tan grandes que se comen a los gatos, las ratas y avispas gigantes a los humanos, las plantas venenosas crecen tanto que resultan letales...Como consecuencia, los bebes a los que acaba llegando este alimento se convierten en criaturas gigantes que se enfrentaran en una lucha a los "pequeños" humanos. El conflicto esta servido, y su desenlace es incierto, aunque probablemente tragico en cualquier caso. Son historias entrelazadas a lo largo de los continentes y los siglos, con cambios de tono (la primera parte podria ser el escenario de una pelicula de terror, cuando las ratas salen a aterrorizar a los pueblerinos de la campiña inglesa, la segunda tiene un tono de fabula con una critica despiadada a la sociedad inglesa del momento, mientras la tercera ocurre veinte años despues con los cambios que ha traido este invento).Una vez mas Wells demostro ser un visionario que ya a principios del siglo XX se adelantaba al conflicto etico y moral que en nuestros dias, mas de cien años despues, esta suscitando el debate sobre la modificacion genetica o los alimentos transgenicos. Y nos deja su habitual invitacion a la reflexion acerca de la etica en los avances cientificos y la moraleja: el hombre no deberia jugar a ser Dios, ya que por muy noble que sea el proposito, la ejecucion siempre es llevada a cabo por hombres que tienen los defectos propios de la especie humana y por tanto el resultado puede ser catastrofico.Adaptada al cine en 1976 por Bert L. Gordon, el resultado fue una pelicula de serie B mas bien mediocre que ademas prescindia de la parte mas importante del relato y se centraba en un discurso ecologista caracteristico de la epoca.-

"Aunque supongo que el terror de la isla no me abandonará nunca, a veces se oculta en lo más recóndito de mi mente: una nube lejana, un recuerdo, una leve desconfianza; pero hay momentos en que la nubecilla se extiende y oscurece el cielo por completo. Entonces miro a la gente que me rodea y el miedo se apodera de mi. Veo unos rostros resplandecientes y animados, otros sombrios o peligrosos, otros inseguros, insinceros; ninguno que tenga la reposada autoridad de un alma sensata. Siento que el animal se esta apoderando de ellos, que en cualquier momento la degradacion de los isleños va a reproducirse a gran escala."En la isla que da titulo a esta novela ocurren unos siniestros acontecimientos que son la metafora que H.G. Wells usa para introducirnos al lado oscuro de la ciencia y al cuestionamiento de la etica que hay detras de los avances cientificos y la verdadera esencia de la naturaleza humana.Con el naufragio del protagonista, que llega tras varios dias a la deriva a esta isla perdida en medio del Pacifico, descubrimos el recondito laboratorio donde el Doctor Moreau juega con los limites de la naturaleza humana.Tras haber sido desterrado de la comunidad cientifica de Londres, cree que aqui esta a salvo para llevar a cabo su experimento y transformar en humanos a los animales, a los que denomina " humananimales", engendrando asi unas bestias que planean en secreto su levantamiento contra su creador. El Doctor Moreau ignora las consecuencias que sus experimentos le traeran...Considerada un clasico universal, son varias las versiones cinematograficas que se han hecho de ella, destacando la pelicula de 1996 protagonizada por Marlon Brando y Val Kilmer.-